Bloc Party: Intimacy

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Bloc Party’s electronic side has never been far away. And after the techno-influenced Flux single, Intimacy appears. This isn’t the sound of Bloc Party turning nu-rave two years too late. In fact, get past the wilfully experimental Mercury and it contains their best work. Seemingly dealing with the death of a lover, Kele Okereke has dispensed with social commentary in favour of the confessional. Signs and Biko continue their run of devastating ballads, while Zephyrus gets the balance of laptop tomfoolery and emotion spot-on. While their contemporaries are standing still, Bloc Party are pushing things forward.